Birthing Miracles

Pregnancy Services

LLC

Our Birth House is located at

1040 JEFFERSON Street Fennimore, WI 53809

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Contact us

608-723-9819

Joey goes above and beyond basic care as a midwife. She is deeply wise, knowledgeable, caring and strong. I had the best possible birth I could imagine thanks to her and her wonderful assistants.

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• What is your philosophy regarding pregnancy and birth and your role in it?

• How many births have you attended?

• What percentage of women successfully have a natural birth under your care?

• What percentage of your clients need to be transferred to the hospital (if planning a home birth or birth center birth) and what are the most common reasons?

• Do you have hospital privileges? At which hospitals?

• If you have children, what were your birth experiences like? 

• What is your philosophy on weight gain, nutrition, prenatal supplements, and exercise during pregnancy?

• What factors would risk me out of your practice?  Are you able to help me prevent these?

• What childbirth classes or books do you recommend?

• Do you typically do vaginal checks during prenatal appointments? 

• What will happen if I go past my estimated due date? How late can I be and still birth under your care?

• What testing do you perform on babies who go past their estimated due date? Starting at how many weeks?

• Do you have any concerns about big babies being birthed naturally?

• How many women are under the care of one midwife at a time?

• Will I be able to eat and drink during labor?

• How much time do you allow for the delivery of the placenta? When do you cut the cord?

• Are you comfortable if I choose to decline the vitamin K shot, the heel poke (PKU blood test), eye ointment, vaccinations, and/or bathing the baby while at your facility?

• How will my baby and I be cared for during the postpartum period?

• ​What other tests and screenings will I need to have during pregnancy?

• Can I bring family members and friends to my appointments with me or the birth?

• Can I have a photographer?

• Are the symptoms I am experiencing normal?/Should I be experiencing any specific symptoms?

• Can I continue to exercise?

• Should I change my diet?

• When can I call my midwife? If I have an urgent question out of hours, who I can call?

• Where are my local classes held? When should we begin these classes and what do they involve?

• What birthing plan would you recommend? Where can I find out more about alternative birth plans/options?

• If I choose a hospital birth, can I also choose which hospital we go to?